document.write( "Question 390059: find the second of the three consecutive positive even integers such that the product of the first and second is 64 less than the square of the third \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the three consecutive positive even integers \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Assign variables :\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Let \"x\" be the first consecutive positive even integers \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x+%2B+2+\" be the second consecutive positive even integers \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"+x+%2B+4\" be the third consecutive positive even integers \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the product of the first and second is \"64\" less than the square of the third\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2A%28x%2B2%29+%2B+64=+%28x%2B4%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B2x+%2B+64=+x%5E2%2B8x+%2B+16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%28x%5E2%29%2B2x+%2B+64=+cross%28x%5E2%29+%2B8x+%2B+16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"2x+%2B+64=+8x+%2B+16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"64+-+16+=+8x+-+2x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"48+=+6x+\"...or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x+=++48+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=++48%2F6+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=++8+\".....................the first consecutive positive even integer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x+%2B+2+=+8+%2B+2+=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+2+=++10\"..............the second consecutive positive even integer\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+4+=+8+%2B+4+=+12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B4+=++12\"...............the third consecutive positive even integer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2A%28x%2B2%29+%2B+64=+%28x%2B4%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2A%288%2B2%29+%2B+64=+%288%2B4%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2A%2810%29+%2B+64=+%2812%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"80+%2B+64=+144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"144=+144\"
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